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  <recipe>
    <head>
      <title>14 Carat Gold Cake</title>
      <categories>
        <cat>Cakes</cat></categories>
      <yield>15</yield></head>
    <ingredients>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>1 3/4</qty>
          <unit>cups</unit></amt>
        <item>All-purpose flour</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>1/4</qty>
          <unit>cups</unit></amt>
        <item>Whole wheat flour</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>2</qty>
          <unit>teaspoons</unit></amt>
        <item>Baking powder</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>1 1/2</qty>
          <unit>teaspoons</unit></amt>
        <item>Baking soda</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>1</qty>
          <unit>teaspoon</unit></amt>
        <item>Salt</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>2</qty>
          <unit>teaspoons</unit></amt>
        <item>Cinnamon</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>2</qty>
          <unit>cups</unit></amt>
        <item>Sugar</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>1 1/2</qty>
          <unit>cups</unit></amt>
        <item>Vegetable oil</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>8</qty>
          <unit>ounces</unit></amt>
        <item>Pineapple; crushed, drained</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>2</qty>
          <unit>cups</unit></amt>
        <item>Carrot pieces</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>1/2</qty>
          <unit>cups</unit></amt>
        <item>Walnuts</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>3 1/2</qty>
          <unit>ounces</unit></amt>
        <item>Coconut; flaked</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>4</qty>
          <unit/></amt>
        <item>Eggs</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>1/2</qty>
          <unit>cups</unit></amt>
        <item>Apricot jam</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>3/4</qty>
          <unit>cups</unit></amt>
        <item>Walnuts</item></ing></ingredients>
    <directions>
      <step>  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 9" round baking pans.
  Mix together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, sugar, baking soda and salt in
  large mixing bowl. Set aside. Assemble electric blender. Put 1/2 cup
  walnuts in blender container. Cover and process two cycles at grind. Add to
  dry ingredients. Put oil, pineapple and carrot pieces into blender
  container. Cover and process five cycles at grind until carrots are finely
  chopped. Pour into bowl with dry ingredients. Add eggs and coconut Mix with
  electric mixer at medium low speed until ingredients are moistened.
  Increase speed to medium and continue to mix one minute. Pour into prepared
  pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out
  clean. Cool for 10 minutes, remove from pan and cool on wire rack. When
  cool, frost top of each layer with Cream Cheese Frosting. Place layers on
  top of one another. Assemble blender. Add 3/4 cup walnuts to blender
  container. Cover and process 2 cycles at grind. Set aside. Heat apricot jam
  in small saucepan over medium heat until melted. Brush sides of cake with
  melted jam. Sprinkle sides with choppedwalnuts.
  
  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
 
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